Headgum Network Acquires Star-Studded 'Handsome' Podcast Featuring Tom Hanks and Jennifer Aniston as Guests

Headgum, the premier comedy podcast network behind shows such as Doughboys, The Lamorning After, Gayotic with MUNA, Seek Treatment with Cat & Pat, and Newcomers with Lauren Lapkus & Nicole Byer, announces that Handsome, the hit podcast from comedians Tig Notaro (The Morning Show, Star Trek), Fortune Feimster (Good Fortune, Fubar) and Mae Martin (Feel Good, SAP) has joined its expanding podcast network, right as the podcast has achieved 20 million listens in just over one year. 

Ad sales for Handsome are managed through Gumball, the Headgum-owned marketplace for advertisers to buy host-read ads directly from podcasters. The team will also start to record video episodes from Headgum’s LA flagship studio semi-regularly in the coming months. This new acquisition comes on the heels of Headgum signing Emmy winner Lamorne Morris’ podcast The Lamorning After to the network in October 2024 for distribution, ad sales through Gumball, and video production.

Every episode of Handsome features real-life friends Notaro, Feimster, and Martin attempting to answer a deceptively simple and silly question from a guest, including notable names like Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Reese Witherspoon, Hannah Berner, Gabrielle Union, and many more. Questions include “What do you do when you see that someone has a giant booger in their nose?,” from Drew Barrymore, “What is the best compliment you’ve ever received?,” from Nikki Glaser, “Do you like horror movies?,” from Paul Giamatti, and many other questions that the hosts expertly use as jumping off points for anecdotes, jokes, and even some useful insights about humanity. 

Upcoming guests include Abby Wambach, Molly Shannon, Nelly Furtado and Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone.

“We donned our 3-piece podcasting suits and launched Handsome a year ago with a very silly question about washing private parts. Since then our topics have ranged from the deeply heartfelt to the utterly nonsensical. Our handsome listeners keep asking for more, and we’re delighted to deliver. We're thrilled to bring Handsome to Headgum and do even more for our audience,” said Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin, hosts of the Handsome podcast.

“The Handsome trio of Tig, Fortune and Mae is magical and unmatched in the comedy podcast world. We’re thrilled that the show is now joining us at Headgum as we look to grow the show further and support them in production, marketing and sales, partnerships, and more,” said Headgum VP of Content, Kaiti Moos. “We know that Headgum listeners are going to be all in on Handsome.”

Handsome launched independently in August 2023. It has since gained a dedicated following and continues to climb up the comedy charts. The series began rolling out bonus episodes titled “Pretty Little Episodes,” in which they answer listener questions, in August. The podcast has hosted live shows in LA and Toronto, including Dynasty Typewriter's bestselling live-stream ever. 

Tig Notaro is an Emmy, Grammy and SAG nominated stand-up comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and radio contributor. Rolling Stone named her one of the "50 best stand-up comics of all time." Her latest special, Tig Notaro: Hello Again, premiered in March of 2024 on Amazon. Notaro can be seen in Seasons 3 and 4 of The Morning Show on Apple and Star Trek: Discovery and Starfleet Academy on Paramount+. She also appears in the Netflix films, Your Place or Mine and We Have a Ghost and Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. Notaro wrote and starred in the groundbreaking TV show One Mississippi and co-directed the feature film Am I OK? with her wife, Stephanie Allynne, which debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and is currently streaming on Max. Notaro is also the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, I’m Just a Person.

Fortune Feimster is a standup comedian, writer and actor who uses her confessional comedy to bring people together. She recently announced her third Netflix special Fortune Feimster: Crushing It, releasing on Netflix December 3, 2024, following the success of her previous Netflix specials Sweet & Salty (2020) and Good Fortune (2022),  both of which received Critics Choice nominations. Her TV and film credits include Fubar, The Mindy Project, Claws, 2 Broke Girls, Office Christmas Party, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, and many more. She will also lend her voice in Disney’s highly anticipated Zootopia 2. 

Mae Martin is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and producer who is currently co-showrunning, starring, writing, and executive producing the highly anticipated Netflix thriller series Wayward, starring Toni Collette. Most recently they can be seen in Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, a Netflix documentary which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival that explores the history of LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy and its importance as an instrument for social change over the past five decades. Martin's standup specials Dope and SAP are available now on Netflix, and they're the writer/ creator of the Netflix series Feel Good. In the podcast world, Mae was the co-host of BBC Radio 4 podcast Grown-up Land and their second BBC Radio 4 series Mae Martin's Guide To…, which was nominated for a BBC Audio Drama Award.

CAA, which represents Notaro, Martin, and Handsome brokered the deal. Notaro is also represented by Ziffren Law. Martin is also represented by Ziffren Law and Curtis Brown. Feimster is represented by UTA, Levity Entertainment Group, and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark. 

New episodes of Handsome are released on Tuesdays and can be found wherever you listen to podcasts, including on the Handsome YouTube channel.

About Handsome 

"Handsome" is a podcast from comedians Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin. Every week, the handsome hosts field a question from a friend and attempt to answer it together, covering every subject you could think of. Along the way, Tig, Fortune and Mae tell plenty of stories and just generally have a ridiculous time.

About Headgum

Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. The network produces hit shows such as Doughboys, Dead Eyes, Newcomers with Lauren Lapkus & Nicole Byer, We’re Here To Help with Jake Johnson & Gareth Reynolds, Senses Working Overtime with David Cross, and Not Another D&D Podcast.

 About Gumball

Gumball is the marketplace for advertisers to buy host-read ads directly from podcast and YouTube creators. The platform enables advertisers to easily book impactful advertising campaigns through a modern and transparent buying process. It was created by the team at Headgum, an acclaimed podcast comedy centric podcast network established in 2015. To learn more about Gumball and the platform, visit https://gumball.fm.

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